SAI Fun Facts!
How much were national dues in 1903?
$1 (whaaaaaat)
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Sigma
How did New York's "Tin Pan Alley" get its name?
Composers who lived on the block would write music on old, "tinny"-sounding pianos
This woman was initiated during her collegiate years and is a famous singer/songwriter of the pop, country, and folk genres.
Sheryl Crow
This Founder was a contralto.
Nora Crane Hunt
What month was Kappa Chapter chartered?
March
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Omega
What album was the first pressed CD in the U.S.?
Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A"
This woman is an honorary member and has a theme park in Tennessee named after her.
Dolly Parton
This Founder attended the Oberlin Conservatory in Oberlin, Ohio.
Leila H. Farlin
What year did SAI go international?
1927
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Upsilon
Which 20th-century rock star has a Fender Stratocaster engraved on his tombstone?
Jimi Hendrix
This woman is an honorary member and is a renowned Broadway actress and singer from Oklahoma.
Kristin Chenoweth
This Founder did her graduate studies in Paris.
Minnie Davis Sherrill
What were held instead of National Conventions during WWII?
"Province Parlays" to make bandages and care kits for soldiers overseas
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What was the Beatles' song "Yesterday" originally titled?
This woman is a Patroness and is a former First Lady to President Eisenhower
Mamie Eisenhower
This Founder made a hobby of scrapbooking with literary and historical materials.
Georgina Potts
Who was the "invisible pipe in the Pipes of Pan", according to Nora Crane Hunt?
Elsa Gardner Stanley (she helped write our Ritual!)
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Eta
True or False: The arts (architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture) were once part of the Olympic Games.
True!!!! The 1912-1958 Games allowed the arts to be part of the competition and 155 medals were handed out.
This woman is an honorary member and a famous violinist with bright red hair.
Rachel Barton Pine
This Founder was born and raised on her father's farm in Michigan.
Elizabeth A. Campbell